A Big Scoop on Israeli Nukes

President Obama's efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons threaten to
expose and derail a 40-year-old secret U.S. agreement to shield
Israel's nuclear weapons from international scrutiny, former and
current U.S. and Israeli officials and nuclear specialists say.
The issue will likely come to a head when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu meets with Mr. Obama on May 18 in Washington. Mr. Netanyahu
is expected to seek assurances from Mr. Obama that he will uphold the
U.S. commitment and will not trade Israeli nuclear concessions for
Iranian ones.

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